Veteran wing Dillon Brooks is happy to have signed an extension with the Phoenix Suns. However, Brooks said that doesn't mean he's content or that his work ethic will wane.

"That always keeps my engine going, and I've seen around the NBA, when I was coming up, that sometimes the money makes you content and just makes you sit in your spot," Brooks said. "You're good and you don't need to get better, but I've learned over the years as well is that the NBA just keeps getting better with the young talent. If you take a year off from how you got to your money, then someone else is coming to come take it."

As for what he needs to do to keep getting better, Brooks wants to work on being a better perimeter player on offense.

"I lacked, I didn't really lack, I shot it OK, the three-ball," Brooks said about his offensive improvement. "I want to add a separation three-point shot to keep the defense honest. Get a little higher and tighter on me so I can get to the paint and get to the shots I really like. Passing. BG (Phoenix general manager Brian Gregory) told me I got to work on passing. I've been working on that."

Brooks also expressed excitement about the Suns offseason additions of Miles Bridges and Luke Kennard.

"We added some shooting, some spacing with both of those guys, and then some athleticism as well," the Suns defensive leader said. "We can interchange lineups. Miles (Bridges) helps that, acquiring him, we get a little bit more youthful. I'm excited. Can't wait to start. I've been cooped up in Toronto, but I can't wait to start getting it going again."